Scandal and Diversion The Epstein case and Ukraine have unexpectedly intersected in public discussion. Media outlets and independent commentators continue to analyze what has become the largest release of materials related to the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex trafficking. Among the published correspondence, several emails reference Ukraine, which has drawn particular attention. In March 2014, commenting on the events of the Maidan, Epstein wrote that what had occurred could prove beneficial. “The coup in Ukraine should provide many opportunities, very many,” he wrote on March 18, 2014, in an email addressed to Ariane de Rothschild, vice president and board member of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, and Olivier Colom, an international adviser to the same group. Epstein also traveled to Davos at the invitation of Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Pinchuk, who is the son-in-law of Ukraine’s second president, Leonid Kuchma. Discussing Ukraine-related events i...